Stock waterer



Patented Nov. 23, 1926. I I

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE STIFLE, OF ROBINSON, ILLINOIS.

STOCK WATERER.

Application filed April 22, 1925. Serial No. 25,066.

This invention relates to stock waterers end as shown at 6 to providefor the pasof the self feeding type. sa 'e of the air to the tube.

The object of the invention is to provide he pipe 2 which issubtantially L- a watering trough for stock, poultry or the shaped ishere shown made of three sections 5 like so constructed that the samepipe 7, 8 and 9 having threaded engagement to which is used forsupplying water to the permit their being disassembled when necdrinkingcup may be employed for filling essary. The section 9 extends to a pointthe receptacle, the construction of the appanear the top of the cup 3and is designed to ratus being such that the air is forced out have alarge funnel 10 inserted therein 10 of the tank while it is beingfilled. when the tank 1 is to be filled.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in As the water enters the tank 1through view which will appear as the description the pipe 2 it forcesthe air upward to the top proceeds, the invention resides in the comofthe tank which passes down out through hination and arrangement of partsand in tube 5 and through the opening 4 in the the details ofconstruction hereinafter debottom wall of pipe 2 into the drinkingscribed and claimed it being understood cup 3, that changes in theprecise embodiment of- From the above it will be seen that one theinvention herein disclosed may be made pipe only is required for fillingas well as within the scope of what is claimed withfor emptying the tankand which dispenses out departing from the spirit of the invenentirelywith any valve or gasket which tion. frequently cause trouble byleakage.

The accompanying drawing represents a Water enters cup 3 through thepipe 2, central vertical section of an apparatus and it will be obviousthat when the water constructed in accordance with this invenfalls belowthe lower end of pipe 5, air

25 tion. will be admitted to the tank 1, allowing In the embodimentillustrated a tank 1 water to pass into pipe 2 and overflow into isshown which may be of any desired size the'cup 3. according to thequantity of water to be I claim held and which is closed throughout air-A drinking fountain embodying a closed to tight except at the lowerfront portion tank, a drinking cup on the outer face of thereof where apipe 2 is inserted and dethe tank, a pipe extending into the cup signedto he used both for filling the tank and having communication with theinteand as an outlet therefor to discharge the rior of the tank tosupply fluid to the cup, water into the drinking cup 3 secured to the aninclined pipe having its lower end exouter front wall of said tank.tending through the first mentioned pipe,

The pipe 2 has an opening 4 in its lower and said last mentioned pipehaving its wall adjacent its connection with the tank upper end disposedadjacent to the upper which is surrounded by a tube 5 which end of thetank.

extends obliquely through pipe 2 into the In testimony that I claim theforegoing tank 1 to a point near the top thereof. as my own, I havehereto affixed my sig- This tube 5 which is designed to permit nature.air in the tank to be forced out therethrough is preferably slotted atits upper CLARENCE STIFLE.

